Real to make world record bid

According to Mundo Deportivo, Real Madrid are ready to renew their interest in Tottenham striker Harry Kane.

The report claims Real could make a world record bid in January to beef up their ailing attack.

The European champions were beaten 1-0 by Deportivo Alaves on Saturday, making it 400 minutes without scoring a goal.

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10:50

Villa close in on Henry and Terry

According to the Mail, Aston Villa are closing in on the appointment of Thierry Henry as their new manager, with John Terry as assistant maanger.

Villa sacked Steve Bruce this week after the 3-3 draw with Preston - a result which meant only one win in nine league games.

The report claims discussions have taken place with Henry, with Villa owner Nassef Sawiris keen on appointing the Arsenal legend.

Terry, who captained Villa to the play-off final last season, will return to assist Henry but it is unknown whether he will also continue in a playing capacity.

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10:44

Clyne on Leicester's transfer radar

Nathaniel Clyne is a January target for Leicester.

The 27-year-old defender has fallen behind Trent ­Alexander-Arnold at Liverpool and has been limited to one appearance so far this season.

That came in the Carabao Cup last month, when Jurgen Klopp’s men lost 2-1 to Chelsea.

Clyne knows Alexander-Arnold is ahead of him in the pecking order and is ready to move on to secure regular first-team football.

The Foxes are in the ­market for a new right-back and are keeping tabs on the player’s situation.

London-born Clyne joined Liverpool from Southampton for £12.5million in 2015 under then-boss Brendan Rodgers and quickly established ­himself as first-choice right-back.

Rodgers left that October but Clyne initially remained in favour under Klopp and had a spell as England’s first-choice right-back.

10:42

Cahill wanted by Southampton

Southampton are interested in a move for Chelsea defender Gary Cahill, according to the Mirror.

The Saints take on the resurgent Blues on Saturday having won just once in the top flight this season.

They have kept only two clean sheets in the League so far and have also conceded late goals in their home defeat to Leicester and their home draw to Brighton.

On Tuesday night Mark Hughes’ side also shipped a late goal in their Carabao Cup tie at Everton. They were fortunate, however, to go through on penalties. The Saints want to bring in an experienced name to help the side to see games out.

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10:40

Arsenal and Tottenham eye Dozzell

Arsenal and arch-rivals Spurs are ready to revive their interest in Ipswich starlet Andre Dozzell.

The 19-year-old midfielder was being tracked by the Premier League rivals before being hit by a serious injury.

The son of ex- Tottenham star Jason has only just returned to full fitness after 13 months out with a cruciate knee ligament injury, playing 14 minutes of last Tuesday’s loss to Middlesbrough.

And Dozzell’s comeback is sure to send top-flight scouts flocking back to Portman Road.

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10:37

City 'will need to smash transfer record' to sign Ndombele

Manchester City will need to smash their transfer record to sign Lyon sensation Tanguy Ndombele.

That is according to the Daily Star,who say the French side have slapped a £70million price tag on the 21-year-old midfielder.

City’s current record buy is Riyad Mahrez who arrived at the Etihad for £60million from Leicester over the summer.

Ndombele was considered by City in the off-season when they missed out on Jorginho to Chelsea, but opted against a swoop.

City have also been linked with Frenkie de Jong from Ajax and Wolves’ Ruben Neves.

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Chelsea's big issue

Chelsea look to continue their perfect Premier League record this weekend when they travel to Southampton on Sunday, but there is one massive question that Maurizio Sarri must answer at the Blues.

Alvaro Morata has had something of a sluggish start so far, with no goals throughout the whole of pre-season and only the solitary strike in the victory over Arsenal in the league, plus his goal against MOL Vidi in the Europa League on Thursday night.

The Spaniard could well find himself riding the bench if the stats don’t start to improve themselves, but there are other options that Sarri could be willing to take to change things up.

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Unexpected and hilarious

Referee Kevin Friend was caught in a bit of an unusual position during lFriday night’s match between Brighton and West Ham. We’ll say he had to remove a object from the field of play.

Arsenal's next star?

Atlanta United ace Miguel Almiron looks like he could be heading to Arsenal for £11m once the transfer window reopens at the turn of the year.Rob Guest has taken a look at the view of Gerardo Martinez, Brad Guzan and more to see what the Gunners can expect.

He’s an atypical number 10. Because he gives you everything that a number 10 gives you and he probably dispossesses players like a defensive midfielder.

Ramsey's replacement

Arsenal boss Emery is targeting Sevilla’s Argentina midfielder Ever Banega, 30, as a ready made replacement for Aaron Ramsey who is set to leave on a free transfer.

A deal would have been unthinkable under former boss Arsene Wenger but according to the Mirror, Emery wants a high energy midfielder to be central to his tactics and formation. The fact that he is over 30 does not matter as he wants ready made players and it comes after Arsenal have already signed ageing players like Greek defender Sokratis, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

Arsenal are now less concerned about buying players with a sell-on value because of the changing face of the transfer market and they are ready to meet the financial package as an outlay on transfer fee and length of the contract.

Former Sevilla boss Emery is a big admirer of Banega, who he brought to the club from La Liga rivals Valencia in 2014.

He believes he could do the job for the Gunners and add experience to the squad.

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New defensive option for Manchester United

Mats Hummels could become an option for Manchester United with his Bayern Munich future reportedly at risk.

The German defender has previously been a target for United, having turned them down in 2014.

United are in need of defensively reinforcements and Hummels could fit the bill for manager Jose Mourinho in January.

Bild report that Hummels’ future at Bayern is in doubt having become part of the club’s rotation system under new boss Niko Kovac.

A move away from the Allianz Arena is said to be a consideration in the coming months - with United one of the biggest clubs in the world looking for a new centre-back.